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| The disrespect it got with this re-cap LOOOL!! Sanji fans unite! They're already going crazy with the fight though at the beginning The continuation of the climax after 1061, as expected, and Zoro is still fighting shirtless, as expected. With green auras from his sword. I really appreciate the iconic soundtracks that they are bringing back, unlike other new ones we've been getting after 1000 episodes. But what I didn't expect was Kings face getting revealed....And we're getting to know more about him. Absolutely stunning. Absurd on how they use the auras though. Why is it that King gets a back story but Queen does not? And on top of that, Kaido is in it too?! I wished Sanji was treated better, but hey, Sanji got no auras. So even more +1 respect for him as a character. FMmatron said: It's been way too long since we've seen Zoro go all out in a 1vs1. No one can stop King of Hell from reaching his goal and from making Luffy Pirate King. Not even another first mate like King who put everything on the line for his captain as well. Regarding this aspect I found the matchup here better than Sanji vs Queen. Pure actionwise it had more to offer as well. Chansard did it again. Same as with the Thunder Bagua clash I lost my shit. Episode went stupid again. Based on the staff we expected it to go beyond Sanji's finale and it's Zoro we're talking about after all so it's only obligatory. However, I wouldn't say it was necessarily better overall. Sanji's episode was more of an emotional rollercoaster with a more compelling character arc. I watched this with my favourite anituber, and there were a lot of complaints he had about it, he said that the story board of this was not good and non-existant, all it mean't was they are two right hand mans fighting each other, nothing else. So the fighting to him felt meaningless. The sound effects was another issue failing to ramp up the situations and atmosphere that is trying to portray. While the Sakuga fails to connect from point A to point B. Re-used re-caps is also another issue. And others, i've recorded his opinion on OBS but I don't feel like going through what he said lol. I'm just saying what I remember at the top of my head. And it has a lot of weird angles coming out. While Sanji in comparison did had a story board, but it was only the last 7 minutes it was good, the prior to it was difficult to watch through. So it was like a 6/10 for this episode, if it weren't for the animation, would've been a 2/10, and Sanji was a 4/10. I'm surprised you weren't part of the popular opinion xD Edit: alright he said the SFX and Music do not make the scenes feel bombastic the way it should be, there are no story boarding, no connection from A to B just fresh new cuts of animation to make it look cool. Like where did Zoro come from? He felt more of the impact from Sanji vs Queen than he did with King vs Zoro. |
AhriTheS3xyFoxMay 24, 2023 10:08 AM
| August 6th 2023: Biggest upset ever, deception, selfishness, or scammed, manipulated. Heavy damage costs, and more. Days since: 15 Last updated: 8/21/2023 One Piece Episode 1041 & 1042 & 1047 & 1048 & 95.75%/1049 & 1053 were a mistake and Uta brought the salvation -AhriTheS3xyFox |
| It's been way too long since we've seen Zoro go all out in a 1vs1. No one can stop King of Hell from reaching his goal and from making Luffy Pirate King. Not even another first mate like King who put everything on the line for his captain as well. Regarding this aspect I found the matchup here better than Sanji vs Queen. Pure actionwise it had more to offer as well. Chansard did it again. Same as with the Thunder Bagua clash I lost my shit. Episode went stupid again. Based on the staff we expected it to go beyond Sanji's finale and it's Zoro we're talking about after all so it's only obligatory. However, I wouldn't say it was necessarily better overall. Sanji's episode was more of an emotional rollercoaster with a more compelling character arc. |
FMmatronMay 22, 2023 1:30 AM
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Episode was as good as the hype around it. Great direction by Ryosuke Tanaka and the rest of the staff. Vincent Chansard as godly as ever. Zoro's green aura fits him perfectly. We've also got to see King's face which brings some interesting lore with it. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| I thought they were trying to pull another recap on us. I almost went supernova. My love became King of Hell. Great episode, but I'm just happy we're getting closer and closer to leaving Wano. I hope they don't take 5 weeks to finish Luffy's fight with Kaidou. |
dragynfaerieMay 20, 2023 10:50 PM
| That has to be one of the most visually dazzling episodes of the whole anime, incredible visuals and sequences Great stuff |
| Easily the best animated fight of the series |
| Nice crazy action packed episode! Looking forward to the next one! X3 |
| My Gracious God that Final part has got to be one of the most beautiful animated things I have ever seen in this medium, It Tops most Fate fights and Trigger Scenes I've seen. That was truly the definition of Dazzling. this is the second time in the series I've enjoyed watching one of Zoro's fights. ( First was in Dressrosa against Pica) |
Cestlavie_May 20, 2023 8:59 PM
| I'm honestly in disbelieve what I've witnessed on my screen. We've definitely seen lots of crazy animation and visualized fights, but this went to such an absurd level, my god. This has to be the best animation I've ever seen in One Piece, at least so far. For a long time I was excited to see, what King might look like under his mask. The white hair and darker colored skin were already revealed, when Zoro cut a piece out of his mask, but seeing his whole face, I love his design even more. Interesting backstory of him and Kaido. So his real name is Alber and Kaido didn't just only set him free out of a punk hazard base, but also gave him the name King. No wonder why King is so devoted towards Kaido. He has the same role as Zoro. Both represent the right hand of their captain and want to make them the king of the pirates. With this win, Zoro has reached a new height. Judging by the whole fight and King's strength, he has come so much closer to his goal of becoming the best swordsman in the world. That's what makes the flashbacks from his lost battle with Hawkeye even more impactful. King of Hell is truly a fitting name.   This has to be coolest transition into the to be continued. Z for Zoro like in the old Zoro movies.  |
Natsu88May 21, 2023 8:07 AM
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| RAHHHHHHH. BEHOLD, THE KING OF HELL. Right off the heels of Sanji's triumph over Queen, we head over to the other arm of the future Pirate King in his bout against King. And man, Toei is spoiling us. WE ARE FEASTING MY FRIENDS. My GOAT Zoro, kicking ass and taking names. Another fantastic episode that concluded another huge fight. I couldn't believe what I was watching. I can't wait to see what Toei has in store when we get back to Law and Kid vs Big Mom, along with the highly anticipated conclusion to Luffy vs. Kaido. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Man this was fucking insane!!! It was been a while since the last time Zoro went all in for a battle, just spectacular. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
It was great how they used Zorro's trademark Z symbol at the end for One Piece's Zoro, the burning Z was from the Legend of Zorro  |
ElfezenMay 21, 2023 7:25 AM
PEAK ON PEAK THE BEST CURRENT EP OUT  |
| Holy fucking shit... is what I have to say for this episode. This is easily top 5, maybe top 3 best Wano episode so far. The climax and animation to Zoro vs King was perfectly executed. I was left speechless throughout that fight, even shed some tears of joy for what I just witnessed. I could have not asked for a better ending to the fight. Now all we have left is Kaido vs Luffy. 11/10 episode Vincent Chansard I fucking love you. |
_cjessop19_May 20, 2023 9:40 PM
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| GODI CAN'T WAIT TO RE WATCH ONE PIECE AGAIN |
| This is without a doubt the most impressive display of Visuals and fight choreography i have ever seen in this anime series. TOIE may actually have went a little TO hard. Considering the future is about 10 times more extreme, i wonder how TOIE will manage to surpass this. |
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| The animators really delivered it well for the fight between zoro and king. Cant wait for the final fight between luffy and kaido. Another 10/10 ep. |
 "俺は海賊王になる男だ！！！" |
| Zoro hype! That was lit af. He finally beat king. |
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HOLYYYYY SAKUGA. THE KING OF HELL IS HEREEEE. some of the best animation i've ever seen and this is a weekly show. impact frames went off!! they basically assembled the avengers to animate this and it lived up to the hype. episode of the year so far for sure and definitely on par, if not better than 1015. king looked amazingggg. love the flashback with kaido as well as the one with zoro where he declares he'll never lose again. THE SECOND WINNER: RORONOA ZORO.  |
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| Wow the animation for this episode was INSANE. After the recap I was expecting a good episode but it exceeded my expectations. It's been a while since we've seen such an outstanding episode. This episode in my opinion is the best animation fight I've ever seen from one piece, toei really be surpassing limits. It was really cool seeing king in anime form. Even though I thought he was a great charater in the manga, I feel I like him even more after seeing how his mini backstory took place. Hope to see future fights get the same level of animation as this episode did (Manga readers know which fight I'm talking about) |
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| I was literally just taking videos of every fight sequence between Zoro vs King because holy fuck, even though Sanji previous episode had a better character background, I thought this episode had more aura to the fight they didn't even catch a break in the 2nd half of the episode lmao! |
| If I am giving my complete honest opinion here. This ep was the best when it came to power scaling and showcasing the action scenes, where as Sanji's episode in 1061 was the over all better written episode. Sanji's story had more impact and really hit me in the feels. But all in all great finale episodes against Queen and King. Now were finally getting to the end. The battle's against the Emperors. |
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| I don't have words to describe what I just saw, One Piece is just unbelieveable |
| I keep moving forward |
ITZKush_ said: best episode of all time for one piece, fight wise, animation wise, also. best. zoro. moment. best Zoro moment will always be nothing happened |
| BRO I WAS HYPERVENTALTING WATCHING THIS, LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KING OF HELL This has to be in the top 3 best episodes off all time so far.........my god Toei animation  |
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| Sorry Sanji fans, this is why Zoro is the first mate. King of Hell indeed. |
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| Zoro is the King of He’ll 🔥🔥🔥🔥 this animation is insane man |
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| A great episode again , we're eating good , can't wait to see the final battle between Kaido and Luffy. |
| The remake of Berserk is a mistake. |
| One Piece continues to stay peak week after week. What a run they're having this year. |
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| dropped the anime at the beginning of Wano now im back because Zoro Piece and luffy vs kaido climax is soon... the animation was amazing ... and Joyboy? 🤔 Good fight and episode. Lunarian are bullshit hax people! |
| *people die when they are killed* - emiya shirou....... |
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